- clerihews
- cler·i·hew || 'klerɪhjuË n. witty satiric verse containing two rhymed couplets
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Clerihew — A clerihew is a whimsical, four line biographical poem invented by Edmund Clerihew Bentley. One of his best known is this (1905): Sir Christopher Wren Said, I am going to dine with some men. If anyone calls Say I am designing St. Paul s. [1]… … Wikipedia
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Bentley, E C — ▪ British author born July 10, 1875, London, Eng. died March 30, 1956, London British journalist and man of letters who is remembered as the inventor of the clerihew (q.v.) and for his other light verse and as the author of Trent s Last… … Universalium
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